Jennifer+Meka+Ratka

= Jennifer Meka Ratka =
 * =jmratka@3rdl.com=

Jennifer Meka Ratka is Assistant Vice President for Educational Systems Development for Performance Learning Systems, the developer of the Pennsylvania Department of Education’s //Standards Aligned System// portal. She is the project and content manager for educational technologies where she coordinates technology development efforts and professional development programs.

As a graduate of Canisius College in Buffalo for her undergraduate and MS in Teacher Education, she is currently pursuing her Ph.D. as the University of Buffalo, NY. She has taught senior English at West Seneca East Senior High School and is currently an Adjunct Professor at Canisius College teaching undergraduate education courses including teaching strategies and adolescent literacy. She was a Teacher of the Year Nominee 2004, 2005, and 2006.

Jennifer has served as a consultant and presenter for over one hundred workshops for __A Framework for Understanding Poverty__ by Dr. Ruby K. Payne and created and present online recertifications for people who were trained in Dr. Payne’s work and need updated information to continue sharing the information within their organizations. She still consults with English Language Arts department at four schools districts within the United States helping teachers with lesson design, curriculum alignment, curriculum calibration, state assessment data analysis, as well as implementing best practice. She is a member of the Western New York Writing Project.